Cap for cans, tubes, and the like



June 10, 1930. R, A MccLuE 1,762,873

CAP FOR CANS, TUBES, AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 14, 1928 Inventor 1212f! 67 are Attorney Patented .Iune 10, 1930 'RAYMONDA. McCLUBE, or o'rrumwa, IOWA CAI FOR CANS, TUBES, AND THE LIKE Application filed August 14, 1928. Serial No. 299,619.

The present invention relates to closure caps for the discharge port of bottles, cans, tubes and the like and has for its principal object to provide an article of this character which is permanently attached to the container and arranged for sliding movement into and out of closing position.

The invention also embodies means for releasably securing the cap in closed position over the opening of the container.

A further object is to provide anarticle of this character of a simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, which may be easily and quickly moved into open or closed position with respect to the opening of the container, which is secured to the neck of the container at all times so as to prevent accidental displacement or loss, relatively inexpensive to ,of the neck above the flange 13 and is 39 manufacture and otherwise well adapted to the purposes for which it is intended. Other objects and advantages reside in the special construction, combination and arrangement of the various elements forming the invention as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of the upper portion of a container showing the cap secured in position for closingFthe discharge opening of the container,

igure 2 is a similar view showing the cap in open position,

Figure 3 is a top plan view and Figure 4 is a vertical sectional viewtaken substantially along a line H of Figure 1. Referring now tothe drawing in detail,

for the purpose of illustration I have dis-,

closed a conventional type of container of a character upon which my invention is adapted for use, said container being indicated generally at 5 and provided with a neck 6 within which is formed a discharge opening 7. The upper portionof the discharge opening is disposed tan entiall as shown at 8 whereby to form t e disc arge port 9 at drawing,

one side of thetop of the neck 6. The top of the neck of the container, at the side thereof, to which the discharge port 9 extends, is beveled, as shown at 10 and extends upwardly at an inclined angle toward the center of the neck. y

The top portion of the neck is flattened as shown at 11 and the side portion of the neck, at the side opposite from the beveled portion 10 is of a curved formation as illustrated at 12.

Extending halfway about the neck, at the side thereof provided with the-flattened section 10, is a flange 13, the flange at each end, and at diametrically'opposite sides ofthe neck terminating in grooves 14, said grooves having their, ends remote from the flange inclined downwardly.

The cap 15 is fitted upon the top portion shaped in conformity with the upper portion of said neck. At the opposite sides of the cap, along the lower edges thereof, is

formed an inturned flange section 16 ar-' ranged within the grooves 14' at the respective sides of the neck and freely slidable therein. c The cap is thus. retained upon the neck by means of these flanges 16 while at the same time permittirig the sliding movement of the cap over the curved edge of the neck, as clearly illustrated in F i 1 re 2 of the when desired for discharging the contents of the'container from the discharge port 9. y

The lower edge of the cap at the side thereof opposite from the flange 13 is also formed with a flange 17 .corresponding in shape to the flange 13 and resembling a continuation of the flange 13 when the cap is disposed on top of the neck in closed position.

A spring catch 18- is formed on the lower edge of the cap at the side thereof adjacent the flange 13 of the neck and is adapted to. engagesaid flange for securing the ea in closed position. It will be apparent rom the foregoing that the cap 15 when arranged in uppermost position uponthe neck will adequately close the dischargeport 9 of the container and upon the releasing of the spring catch 18, the cap may be readily removed to one side of the neck so as to expose the discharge port and permit the discharge of the contents of thereontainer.

By reason of the manner in which the flange sections 16 are slidably disposed with-' in the groove 14: of the neck, the extent of movement of the cap is limited and the cap is prevented from complete removal from the container in order to prevent loss or displacement of the cap.

It is to be understood of course that the cap constructed in accordance with my invention is equally well adapted for use upon bottles, cans, collapsible tubes or containers of any character provided with a discharge port.

It is obvious that my invention is susceptible to various changes and modifications in construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim, and I accordingly claim all such forms of the device to which I am entitled.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is:

In combination, a container having a closed neck with one side of its top beveled and with its opposite side curved along its Vertical plane, said beveled surface being provided with a discharge opening communicating with the interior of the container, said neck also having grooves formed at its remaining sides and inclined downwardly at their ends adjacent the curved side of the neck, a flange extending partly about the sides of the neck and terminating at the inner ends of said grooves, a cap seated upon the neck shaped complementary with the top thereof and having a pair of inturned flanged sections formed at its opposite sides and slidably disposed throughout the length of said grooves and cooperating to provide limited movement of the cap upon said neck and means carried cap engageable with the flange portion of the neck for releasably securing the cap in position thereon.

v In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

RAYMOND A. McCLURE.

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